Wednesday, September 8, 2010
SIG Meeting: Social Workers in Transition
Welcome to NASW Illinois
We are pleased to welcome you to the new Web site for the National Association of Social Workers, Illinois Chapter (NASW IL). For those of you not familiar with NASW Illinois, we are the Illinois state chapter of NASW, a membership association of over 7,000 social workers and social work students throughout the state of Illinois. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with150,000 members. NASW Illinois works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies.
We hope that you will take the opportunity to explore the new Web site in the coming weeks and give us your views.
We believe that this new Web site offers cleaner presentation and easier navigation and therefore represents a significant improvement over our old Web site. Its ‘look and feel’ was deliberately designed so that it does not completely overshadow important new content. In creating the new pages of the site, the underlying philosophy has been to highlight important news and continuing educational events likely to be of interest to members, rather than governance structures (details about which are also easy to find). A new search right across the new site will provide swifter access to all the existing content, which has been moved across from the old Web site, and the new content which we will continue to solicit from our members. Archival information from over six years of our Networker are now indexed on the new site, giving you access to previous articles like never before. The new site serves as a promotional tool for the profession, a central location for advocacy news, as well as a guide to how our members can get more involved.
Despite hours of testing, inevitably there will be elements of the site that will need further development. Please feel free to share with us any issues you may have (or compliments on features you really like).
Thank you for being a member!
Sep
14
2010 NASW Illinois Virtual Symposium on Ethics
This year’s 2010 NASW Illinois Symposium is going virtual! Earn your ethics CEUs from home or work. All you need is a computer with internet access and speakers. It’s that simple, and you don’t even need to leave the comfort of your own chair!
Read more » Upcoming Events »
HIGHLIGHTED EVENT
NEWS
Upcoming Illinois Legislative Forums
Here is a list of legislative forums now being planned: Springfield LifeMyWay Legislative Forum Monday, September 13, 2010 5:30–7:00pm Lincoln Library 326 S. 7th Street Springfield, IL Kane Kendall County Governmental Forum On Social Service Issues Thursday, September 16, 2010 6:00–8:30pm Christ Community Church 37W100… Read more »
Fairness Hearing: Williams v. Quinn Consent Decree
I spent most of this morning with Phyllis Mitzen, chair of NASW Illinois Chapter’s Older Adults Shared Interest Group (SIG), in a packed courtroom on the twenty-fifth floor of the Dirksen Federal Building in a fairness hearing regarding the Williams v. Quinn Consent Decree. This… Read more »
From the Pen of the Executive Director: September 2010
As I write my first “From the Pen” for the chapter’s first FULLY online format of the Networker magazine, I am happy to see we have not missed a beat in continuing to provide quality articles on an array of subjects. We are increasing the… Read more »-100x100.jpg)
Fundamentals of Being a Clinical Supervisor
Did you know that only 40% of clinical supervisor’s have received formal training? Although Illinois does not require minimum standards for clinical supervisors, NASW Illinois feels it is essential that our supervisors are trained on how to engage most effectively with their supervisees, which is… Read more »
Facebook Fan Page
The NASW Illinois Chapter Facebook page is moving! Get up-to-the-minute social work news and information, advocacy efforts, job postings, and more! The NASW Illinois Chapter Facebook page will be moving from a group page to a fan one. Please be sure to follow us in… Read more »CurrentEvents
CurrentClasses
CurrentNews
VolunteerSpotlight
Mary E. Garrison
Mary E. Garrison, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, is assistant professor of social work at Millikin University. Mary has over fifteen years of practice experience in the mental health field working with severely and persistently mentally ill adults. Mary’s teaching responsibilities/interests include...
Read More
